Author Topic: Just to clear a few misconceptions up... (Read 1260 times)

blkmgc · « **on:** February 24, 2008, 09:03:26 AM »

about commonly believed RL bomber altitudes ,tactics ,ect for those here who are a bit misinformed.

In any case , some great reading of a diary of an actual bomber pilot for all.

Posted by Loboxx on our forums. Thanks man.

~~http://mysite.verizon.net/res72uuj/diary.html~~

MjTalon · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2008, 09:38:34 AM »

Great find, This clears up a big sir, thanks!

yanksfan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2008, 09:55:33 AM »

Wow, absolutlely awsum, thankyou for shareing his journal with us:aok

to him and his crew and to you for posting.

Don

Joker · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2008, 10:48:30 AM »

Fascinating reading ...

His description of the Schweinfurt raid is amazing. Also, I never knew that the B-17 could carry wing mounted bombs ( Munster raid ) .

Great find...thanks!

Joker

blkmgc · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2008, 10:54:17 AM »

Hehe, you noticed that too?

thndregg · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2008, 11:06:05 AM »

Very fascinating stuff. Makes me want to run some high alt raids.

Spikes · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2008, 11:18:15 AM »

Wow...very nice find.

Rich46yo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2008, 11:29:04 AM »

Read Raid #5. Boy I can only imagine the terror of having to go thru something like that. It really leave you feeling kind of awed.

Thank you Magic and Loboxx.

bergy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2008, 11:43:19 AM »

Thats funny, his CO suckered him into another tour.. LOL. Great read thanks for posting.

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:03:34 PM »

He's got a cool name.

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:17:46 PM »

He only lists alts on about 1 in every 5. On top of that there are many other reports available (folks have linked them in the past) that I've read that list much lower altitudes.

Hardly a representative sampling of bomber alts. Just playing devil's advocate.

Bodhi · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:21:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
He only lists alts on about 1 in every 5. On top of that there are many other reports available (folks have linked them in the past) that I've read that list much lower altitudes.

Hardly a representative sampling of bomber alts. Just playing devil's advocate.

Well you believe that the Polesti raid was conducted solely from 6 to 8 k AGL out of bases with 2 year old 200 foot pine trees...

Ohh, and just playing devil's advocate.

blkmgc · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2008, 12:40:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Just playing devil's advocate.

No, not you.

Jappa52 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2008, 02:44:15 PM »

Raid 5 July 28, 1943--Kassel, Germany

Amazing they made it home from this one. Shows how tough those 17s were. Great read thanks for posting

BaDkaRmA158Th · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2008, 03:18:41 PM »

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Originally posted by blkmgc
No, not you.

Indeed.